Hebrews 6 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Warning Against Falling Away

1 Therefore ^G1352 leaving ^G863 the [fn]elementary ^G746 teaching ^G3056 about the [fn]Christ ^G5547, let us press ^G5342 on to [fn]maturity ^G5047, not laying ^G2598 again ^G3825 a foundation ^G2310 of repentance ^G3341 from dead ^G3498 works ^G2041 and of faith ^G4102 toward ^G1909 God ^G2316,

2 of teaching ^G1322 about washings ^G909 and laying ^G1936 on ^G1936 of hands ^G5495, and the resurrection ^G386 of the dead ^G3498 and eternal ^G166 judgment ^G2917. 3 And this ^G3778 we will do ^G4160, if ^G1437 G4007 God ^G2316 permits ^G2010. 4 For in the case of those ^G3588 once ^G530 having been enlightened ^G5461 and having tasted ^G1089 of the heavenly ^G2032 gift ^G1431 and having become ^G1096 partakers ^G3353 of the Holy ^G40 Spirit ^G4151, 5 and having tasted ^G1089 the good ^G2570 word ^G4487 of God ^G2316 and the powers ^G1411 of the age ^G165 to ^G3195 come ^G3195, 6 and having fallen ^G3895 away ^G3895, it is impossible ^G102 to renew ^G340 them again ^G3825 to repentance ^G3341, [fn]since they again ^G388 crucify ^G388 to themselves ^G1438 the Son ^G5207 of God ^G2316 and put ^G3856 Him to ^G3856 open ^G3856 shame ^G3856. 7 For ground ^G1093 that drinks ^G4095 the rain ^G5205 which often ^G4178 [fn]falls ^G2064 on it and brings ^G5088 forth ^G5088 vegetation ^G1008 useful ^G2111 to those ^G1565 for whose ^G3739 sake ^G1223 it is also ^G2532 tilled ^G1090, receives ^G3335 a blessing ^G2129 from God ^G2316; 8 but if it yields ^G1627 thorns ^G173 and thistles ^G5146, it is unfit ^G96 and close ^G1451 [fn]to being cursed ^G2671, and its end ^G5056 is to be burned ^G2740.

The Inheritance of the Promises

9 But we are convinced ^G3982 about ^G4012 you, beloved ^G27, of things ^G2909 that are better ^G2909 and that belong ^G2192 to salvation ^G4991, though ^G1487 G2532 we are speaking ^G2980 in ^G3779 this ^G3779 way ^G3779.

10 For God ^G2316 is not unrighteous ^G94 so as to forget ^G1950 your work ^G2041 and the love ^G26 which ^G3739 you have shown ^G1731 toward ^G1519 His name ^G3686, in having ministered ^G1247 and continuing to minister ^G1247 to the [fn]saints ^G40. 11 And we desire ^G1937 that each ^G1538 one ^G1538 of you show ^G1731 the same ^G846 diligence ^G4710 [fn]so ^G4314 as to realize the full ^G4136 assurance ^G4136 of hope ^G1680 until ^G891 the end ^G5056, 12 so ^G2443 that you may not become dull ^G3576, but imitators ^G3402 of those ^G3588 who through ^G1223 faith ^G4102 and patience ^G3115 inherit ^G2816 the promises ^G1860.

13 For when God ^G2316 made ^G1861 the promise ^G1861 to Abraham ^G11, since ^G1893 He could ^G2192 swear ^G3660 by no ^G3762 one ^G3762 greater ^G3173, He swore ^G3660 by Himself ^G1438, 14 saying ^G3004, “I WILL GREATLY ^G3375 G2127 BLESS ^G2127 YOU AND I WILL GREATLY ^G4129 MULTIPLY ^G4129 YOU.” 15 And so ^G3779, having patiently ^G3114 waited ^G3114, he obtained ^G2013 the promise ^G1860. 16 For men ^G444 swear ^G3660 by [fn]one ^G3173 greater ^G3173 than themselves, and with them an oath ^G3727 given as confirmation ^G951 is an end ^G4009 of every ^G3956 dispute ^G485. 17 [fn]In the same ^G3739 way God ^G2316, desiring ^G1014 even ^G4053 more ^G4053 to show ^G1925 to the heirs ^G2818 of the promise ^G1860 the unchangeableness ^G276 of His purpose ^G1012, guaranteed ^G3315 it with an oath ^G3727, 18 so ^G2443 that by two ^G1417 unchangeable ^G276 things ^G4229 in which ^G3739 it is impossible ^G102 for God ^G2316 to lie ^G5574, we who have taken ^G2703 refuge ^G2703 would have ^G2192 strong ^G2478 encouragement ^G3874 to take ^G2902 hold ^G2902 of the hope ^G1680 set ^G4295 before ^G4295 us. 19 [fn]This ^G3739 hope we have ^G2192 as an anchor ^G45 of the soul ^G5590, a hope both ^G5037 sure ^G804 and confirmed ^G949 and one which enters ^G1525 [fn]within ^G2082 the veil ^G2665, 20 where ^G3699 a forerunner ^G4274 has entered ^G1525 for us—Jesus ^G2424, having become ^G1096 a high ^G749 priest ^G749 forever ^G165 according ^G2596 to the order ^G5010 of Melchizedek ^G3198.